Infant Feeding Core Indicator

Proportion of women who intend to exclusively breastfeed per the number of women who give birth
Proportion of infants fed breast milk only / combination breast milk and substitute / breast milk substitute at hospital or Midwifery Practice Group (MPG) per the number of live births

Report an Issue Appendices

Method of Calculation

Intention to Exclusively Breastfeed

Number of women with intention to exclusively breastfeed

100

Total number of women who gave birth (live or still)

100

Infant Feeding at Entry to Public Health Service

Number of infants being fed breast milk proportion* in hospital or MPG

100

Number of live births

* Breast milk proportions = {breast milk only; combination breast milk and substitute;
breast milk substitute (formula and other)}

100

Recommended Subset Analysis Categories

Geographic Areas of Patient Residence

Ontario
Public Health Unit
Dissemination Area

Data Sources

Numerator & Denominator	Alternative Data Sources
BORN Information System Original Source: Better Outcomes Registry Network (BORN) Ontario Distributed by: Better Outcomes Registry Network (BORN) Ontario Suggested Citation: BORN Information System [years], Date Extracted: [date].	None

Data Elements in the BORN Information System (BIS)

Name and Description	Categories	Encounter	BORN ID
Intention to Breastfeed Identifies whether the mother intends to breasfeed her infant. Self-reported during pregnancy or at time of birth.	Yes, intends to exclusively breastfeed Yes, intends to combination feed (use breast milk and breast milk substitute) No, does not intend to breastfeed Mother Unsure Unknown, intent not collected	Birth (Mother) Labour Antenatal General	M0047
Newborn Feeding from Birth to Discharge from Hospital or Birth Centre The type of feeding given to the newborn at time of discharge from hospital.	Breast milk only Combination of breast milk and breast milk substitute Breast milk substitute - Formula only Breast milk substitute - Other None Unknown	Postpartum (Child)	N0044

QUESTION FOR THE SUBGROUP: Should this second table be listed under "Recommended Subset Analysis Categories" instead of here???

Dimension	Categories
Maternal Age Group	<20 20-24 25-29 30-34 35-39 40-44 >=45
Parity	1 2 3-4 >=5 Missing Data
Newborn DOB Calendar	2013 2014 etc.

Analysis Checklist

If Using the Public Health Standard Reports

If Using the Public Health Cube

Indicator Comments

Influencing Factors and Benefits of Breastfeeding

Dimension Choices

Data Changes over Time

Handling Missing Values and Small Cell Counts

References

Cited References

Acknowledgements

Lead Authors

Kandace Ryckman, Toronto Public Health

Core Indicators Reviewers

Sarah Collier, Toronto Public Health

Sandy Dupuis, Niagara Region Public Heath

Denis Heng, York Region Public Health

Andrew Lam, Peel Public Health

Adam Stevens, Brant County Health Unit

Jordan Robson, Algoma Public Health

Fangli Xie, Durham Public Health

Contributing Authors

Amira Ali, Ottawa Public Health

Reproductive Health Sub-Group

External Reviewers

Paula Morrison, BORN

Revision History

This Core Indicator Product webpage is maintained by the Reproductive Health Subgroup.

Date	Review Type	Author	Changes	PDF
June 2016	New Indicator	Reproductive Health Sub-Group	New Indicator
December 2016	Ad-hoc Review	Kandace Ryckman	Incorporating reviewer comments Updating format
September 14, 2019	Website Update: No Content Review	Caitlyn Paget, on behalf of the CIWG	No changes made to indicator definitions. Migrated to new website structure and format, including: Reorganized content to provide high-level information at a glance, and move in-depth analytic information into dedicated sections for users to access when needed. Renamed "Basic Categories" section to "Recommended Subset Analysis Categories"; "Definitions" renamed to "Glossary". Replaced both "Cross-References to Other Indicators" and "OPHS" sections with "Related OPHS Topics" to crosslink with relevant Core Indicators webpages including OPHS program standard(s) and associated indicator(s). Added descriptive sub-headings to the Analysis Checklist and Indicator Comments sections. Removed "Corresponding Health Indicator(s) from Statistics Canada and CIHI" and "from Other Sources" sections. Updated Revision History table, and added PDF copy of previous version for reference.

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Infant Feeding (DRAFT)